Yes, we get teased about being "snails!" Thank you for this information on how you say things, I sent it to my parents. We are glad you are watching from Germany!!

Yeah I know that, my family name is Hahn (rooster) so I get teased too, haha. But as I said, a Schneck is also a scroll, that spiral form is called Schneck independent from the animal. So it doesn't mean you're slow and eating all the salad in the garden. I can buy a cinnamon Schneck (Zimtschnecke) at my local bakery, it's delicious. 😊 Fence is pretty English so maybe they forgot the German words and for that they use the English ones. Fence sounds like "Fenster" (window) so maybe that's related. Gesprung(en) is past participle of "springen" and that means to jump. Those languages are closely related anyway. If you compare official Deutsch to English they look pretty different overall, but if you know some dialect (and some French) it's like a missing link. There are many words that sound or look similar but mean different things, but there's still a connection. The German "Bein" (leg) is the English "bone" and pants are "Hosen", which makes sense cause a pant is made of two hoses so to say. Such things are really fascinating to me.

@@superaids404 a good friend of my dad is a Hahn! I never knew what that meant. Now I do! Thanks for sharing about the scroll, I feel better now about my name! And yes, when I was in Germany in 1999, we bought a lot of Schnecken pastry! I grew up living among many people of German descent. If you haven’t seen my video about our local Grundsau Lodge, you will enjoy hearing people from my county in Pennsylvania speaking in the dialect. Recorded this past February. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/peB3Z5Wmq6--aYE.htmlsi=GkZnp_tqORkD8LND

It was one of the highlights of our trip, so very unexpected!!

Hi Bryan! It’s great to hear from you, a fellow descendant of an original settler in the area!Thanks for the kind feedback, we love making these videos. Is your new house facing 873 on the fire company side of the street, or is it the other house along Park Avenue at the corner? I knew a Weida who grew up in Neffs, he was a little older than me. I do have some information on the expansion of Neffs in the 1800s, but no additional photos beyond what I’ve already shared in my videos. Send me an email at [email protected] and I’ll send you what I have.

Thanks, I forwarded this on to them!

The Berks History Center offers online beginner Zoom classes. I took two, and learned enough to talk a little bit with parents! My parents only taught us words and phrases growing up. But the older people spoke it fluently.

Thank you!! Check out our other videos on my channel!

Good afternoon, it's wonderful to hear from you!! I sent your comment to my parents. They enjoy hearing from people in Germany! It is amazing that we can understand each other's dialect after hundreds of years of us living in Pennsylvania. In 1999, I visited Germany with my Schneck relatives, and we stopped at Trier and Kaiserslautern, not far from you. The Schnecks on our tour were able to use their dialect in southwestern Germany and northern Switzerland and the German people understood them. We enjoyed our time there very much. I would love to return to Germany one day. Thanks for watching our video!

I think he would weep over the state of the American Evangelical church, which in my opinion has rejected the humble and loving Jesus for a Golden Calf.

@@darleneschneck it is heartbreaking

That is so neat!! Nice to meet you! I looked back at the deeds, and discovered that Nathan bought this farm and 80 acres in April 1864, and then sold off 45 acres along with the house and outbuildings in November of that year to Abraham Geissinger, my ancestor. So Nathan and his family never actually lived at this farm. Nathan bought the original 80 acre farm from a Stahl family who had lived there. Do you happen to know where Nathan lived? It must have been close by. I found him buried in a small cemetery at a church nearby that I hadn't heard of before. He apparently left the Mennonite church.

Thank you, Peter, it’s wonderful to hear from you! This is very helpful. I sent your comment to my parents. I’m glad you found our video, thanks for watching from Oberhessen!

It sounds also like "verleht" (verlegt) - misplaced. But that's just speculative, actually I don't know that saying even if it sounds somehow familiar. Oh, I'm from Saarland/Lorraine btw..🍺

@@superaids404 thank you!! I send your comment to my parent. They love getting feedback, especially from people from Germany!! Thank you for watching!

My parents and I were so fortunate to run into Keith, we did not know him, but we will never forget him! My dad now tells some of his jokes. That's great you remained friends. He's a keeper!

Coffeehouses like this were popular in the 70s and early 80s, they were wonderful hangouts for young people. We often had 100 people crammed into that little building! (a former bar that the Presbyterian Church bought)

Thanks for your comment! I'm curious as to what year your father started school, and the township.

It is indeed a beautiful place, unspoiled by development. It reminds me of some of the rural places I visited in the Palatinate in 1999!

Thank you for your kind words, I thank my parents often for the incredible heritage they’ve given me, and for their willingness to allow me to record them. My dad gets a kick out of being recognized in public sometimes! The Kistler Valley is especially beautiful and untouched by time, I hope it stays that way. How blessed you are to see that every day throughout the seasons!

It’s great to hear from you! My dad is a treasure for sure! Be sure to check out our other videos. My dad and I talked about Ironton last year when I was contacted by the school for any history we could share. Last year was the 100th anniversary of the school. My dad didn’t spend much time in Ironton back in those days. When he was growing up, Ironton was the school for many first and second generation kids from Eastern Europe, whose fathers worked in the industries in Ormrod and Cementon. Schnecksville school was mostly Pennsylvania Dutch farm kids. I was able to find some fascinating newspaper articles from the early days of Ironton school, if you would like those, send me a message through Facebook Messenger and I’ll send them to you. Thanks again for watching!

Thank you so much for watching and commenting! We enjoyed making this video very much, I think it is my favorite video we've done! Your story is intriguing. I hadn't heard of this before, and so I went to newspapers.com to search for it. I did find details that will help you in your search! First, Edwin A. Lauchnor (1879-1944), whose farm you lived on, was a brother to my great-grandfather, James Lauchnor (who owned a farm along the Coplay Creek in Schnecksville and then built a retirement house next to Neffs Bank). Until today I hadn't heard of James' brother, Ed. It's fascinating about Ed's connection to the famous Jack Mack. Jack was killed in 1924 when the car he was driving collided with a trolley car near Ed's farm. Here's what the newspaper reported: "... the accident happened about a quarter of a mile north of Neffsville on the trolley crossing just a few rods south of the farm of Ed. A. Lauchnor...the trolley runs upon private right of way crossing from the western to the eastern side of the road going southward.... The line-car was proceeding southward...Mr Mack was proceeding north at a high rate of speed..." I asked my dad and he has never heard of this story. If you would like to read the newspaper articles, contact me through Facebook Messenger and I will send you the articles. This was a tragic and horrific accident. I come across so many from that era, when cars were beautiful but far from safe, and collisions with trains and trolleys happened way too often.

I'm glad you enjoyed this! My parents and I had a particularly fun time doing this given that many of the demonstrations were just normal life on the farm for them when they were young. It brought up a lot of memories for me to record. I keep telling my parents they are like living history museums!

@@darleneschneck That's true, your parents have so much things to tell and memorize that somebody could listen for hours, I always enjoy listening...without subtitles🙂

Thank you for your insightful comments, and for watching yet another of my videos! I’m glad you enjoyed this. We sure had a good time exploring this beautiful area!

Thank you for watching our videos, that is interesting! The 1700s Germanic immigrants to Pennsylvania brought their regional dialects with them, and over time these dialects blended together. We don't know exactly where all these phrases and words came from, but it's amazing to learn that Pennsylvania Dutch is understood in many parts of Germany. Yes, we definitely have a silly sense of humor. The Pennsylvania Dutch people like to laugh at common everyday things. Bathroom jokes are popular!

​@@darleneschneckFor example an empty paper roll - 'Errorr 404. Page not found', as I've seen on FB

Grüße aus Pennsylvania! Aus welchem ​​Teil Deutschlands kommst du? Es ist wunderbar, dass Sie uns verstehen können! Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich unser Video angesehen haben!

@@darleneschneck I was born in East Germany, Saxony. Now I live in North Rhine Westphalia near Cologne. It is so exciting to see such videos! Super!